My sophomore year, my friends and I went to the Our Lady of Lourdes festival in our hometown of Indianapolis. It was a normal night filled with games and fun. Me and 5 of my friends decided to leave the festival and go to Taco Bell. Michael, a junior at the time, was willing to drive us there and back. He drove a red truck that could comfortably fit 4; however, we squeezed in all 6 of us. We thought about hopping in the back and making things more comfortable for everyone, but Michael didn't want to get pulled over.
He started up the car and began to drive in reverse. All of us were just talking, the radio wasn't on, we weren't distracted in any way. It all happened so fast. We pulled out into the street and got plowed into by a car that had to be going over 50 mph. We got hit on the driver's side and spun around twice. The car was totaled and up on the curb.
All of us besides Michael did not have a seatbelt on. Jesse, a junior, and I were in the front seat. I was on Jesse's lap. I would have gone through the windshield had she not held on to me as tight as she did. Both of us were bruised from head to toe. I blacked out for a minute, started to get vision back, smelled something burning, and couldn't open the door. I was in shock. Everything on my body tingled...
Every single one of us were extremely lucky. We all walked away with scratches, bruises, aching bodies, and one bloody nose.
Moral of the story...
Don't be in a rush to go anywhere.
Take your time.
Don't put more people in a car than you have seats for.
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Thank you for sharing your story. I am glad you survived this terrible crash.
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